Gates’ Farewell Warning – PatriotPost
National SecurityDepartment of Military Readiness: Gates’ Farewell WarningSecretary of Defense Robert Gates is taking a retirement lap ahead of his departure later this month, and he made some predictions about U.S. national defense and also warned about cutting it going forward. “More perhaps than any other secretary of defense, I have been a strong advocate of soft power — of the critical importance of diplomacy and development as fundamental components of our foreign policy and national security,” Gates said at Notre Dame. “But make no mistake, the ultimate guarantee against the success of aggressors, dictators and terrorists in the 21st century, as in the 20th, is hard power — the size, strength and global reach of the United States military.” Continue reading
